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ktvu's azenith smith reports on that. >> reporter: here at the hardware store managers have seen a 15% increase in sales following had earthquake. the top three -- the earthquake. the top three items, propane kits, emergency kits and water filters. >> you start thinking. it could happen. napa is close. scary. >> after the napa earthquake happened she wasted no time getting prepared buying water, power bars and first aid kit. >> when that happens in napa it is tragic. i think of the people who weren't thinking about being prepared. nobody thinks it will happen to them. >> reporter: he bought bolts to secure his water heater. >> big one is supposed to hit. >> seeing a spike in water sales. seeing a spike in some earthquake strapping for large televisions. >> reporter: 80 miles away this store is running low on propane cans and straps. and in san jose they are seeing a boost in sales. restoking water filters and emergency kits. the american red cross says it has been getting calls and e- mails. >> the number one question we get is what should i have in my kit. >> the red cross advising pe
ktvu's azenith smith reports on that. >> reporter: here at the hardware store managers have seen a 15% increase in sales following had earthquake. the top three -- the earthquake. the top three items, propane kits, emergency kits and water filters. >> you start thinking. it could happen. napa is close. scary. >> after the napa earthquake happened she wasted no time getting prepared buying water, power bars and first aid kit. >> when that happens in napa it is tragic. i...
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azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> the 49ers game is this sunday afternoon. join us after the game for the point after with mark ibanez. all of that right here on channel 2. >>> a fire in an oakland apartment building has left 33 people homeless. 11 of them are sleeping in a gym. the cause of that blaze is under investigation but as patti lee tells us now. fireworks may have played a role. >> reporter: coy dang sifts through rubble. trying to salvage anything from the apartment where he used to live with his family. >> i lived here about 15 years. >> reporter: he is one of 15 people displaced after a fire tore through their apartment. lisa baker said the fire spread quickly because the building shared an attic. they heard explosions seconds before they saw flames. >> very loud. boom, boom. >> i thought it was just a regular fireworks that goes up usually. >> reporter: crews did find remnants of fireworks outside the building. in the spot where the fire appears to have started. but the case is still active and the cause still under investigation. meantime the
azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> the 49ers game is this sunday afternoon. join us after the game for the point after with mark ibanez. all of that right here on channel 2. >>> a fire in an oakland apartment building has left 33 people homeless. 11 of them are sleeping in a gym. the cause of that blaze is under investigation but as patti lee tells us now. fireworks may have played a role. >> reporter: coy dang sifts through rubble. trying to salvage anything from the...
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. >> reporter: in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> happening now, another night of protests in ferguson missouri. these are live pictures here of protester there being helped we're not exactly sure what happened to her. you can see that she appears to be in pain for some reason. tonight's protest at least to this point seem to have been less violent than they were last night. it's been 10 days now since a police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown. u.s. attorney general eric holder is due in ferguson tomorrow. he wrote an open letter to ferguson asking for an end to the violence. and promising an independent investigation into that shooting. >>> a car smashes into a curb side cafe. the pursuit that started it all and one man's face to face encounter with the driver. >>> and possible wet roadways for tomorrow. i'll let you know the hours to expect the gray conditions. >>> it was lights, camera action here in the bay area. the stars that came out to shoot a super hero sized production. >>> an israeli owned cargo ship played cat and mouse game with protesters. t
. >> reporter: in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> happening now, another night of protests in ferguson missouri. these are live pictures here of protester there being helped we're not exactly sure what happened to her. you can see that she appears to be in pain for some reason. tonight's protest at least to this point seem to have been less violent than they were last night. it's been 10 days now since a police officer shot and killed unarmed teenager michael brown. u.s....
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new at 6:00 tonight, azenith knit -- smith got a look at the program and found out how the district is planning to deal with the program. >> reporter: these 25 officers beating out 300. >> ever since high school i knew i wanted to be a san jose police officer. >> you guys get the final on thursday. >> reporter: the program is part of the basic investigating and reporting of low property crime where no suspect is around. >> you can't control the crowd. >> reporter: with 54,000 the officers will wear blue uniforms, and ride in ford marked vehicles. these community service officers won't be armed with a gun or handcuffs but they will have this. pepper spray, a flashlight and if they get into trouble they can always radio a police officer. yet critics including the san jose police officers association say that's not enough training in case a suspect should return. san jose police sergeant andrew kearny disagrees. >> we designed the program so they will not be put in harms way. >> reporter: he's also firing back at those who say these officers are a band aid fix for the real issue of hiring
new at 6:00 tonight, azenith knit -- smith got a look at the program and found out how the district is planning to deal with the program. >> reporter: these 25 officers beating out 300. >> ever since high school i knew i wanted to be a san jose police officer. >> you guys get the final on thursday. >> reporter: the program is part of the basic investigating and reporting of low property crime where no suspect is around. >> you can't control the crowd. >>...
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azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> a reminder next sunday you can watch the 49ers right here next week. at 1:00 it's the 49ers against the san diego chargers. >>> a former ymca child worker denied charges. nicholas lermeneir was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted four young girls under his supervision. some of the victims testified today in the preliminary hearing. if the case goes to trial, he will face charges. the california state senate is set to take up control next week. the legislation focuses on mental health and was triggered by a case -- >> reporter: this is a copy of ab1014 the gun violence restraining order. the parents of victim chen who attended leland high school here tell us this bill could save lives. >> anything related to end the violence and to protect our children, i'm fully supportive of that. >> reporter: chen describes the loss of her son george as sensings and preventable. the sophomore was visiting his two friends in their apartment when the three were stabbed to death by a roommate. he went on to shoot and kill three others and injured 13 before t
azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> a reminder next sunday you can watch the 49ers right here next week. at 1:00 it's the 49ers against the san diego chargers. >>> a former ymca child worker denied charges. nicholas lermeneir was arrested after police say he sexually assaulted four young girls under his supervision. some of the victims testified today in the preliminary hearing. if the case goes to trial, he will face charges. the california state senate is set to take up control...
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azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one place in the bay area is at a higher risk for an outbreak of whooping cough. the new law playing a part in the warning. >> insurance requirements for ride shares services like uber and lift. >> and cool weather this afternoon. at this hour the clouds rolling inland and by tomorrow morning some will need their windshield wipers once again. i will have your numbers for tomorrow and talk about how long this pattern is going to last, coming up. >>> concord boulevard is closed after a pg&e truck slammed into power pole this morning. you can see the power lines came down across the road forcing police to close the streets to traffic and it is not expected to reopen till after 9:00 p.m. tonight. no one was hurt but the crash did knockout power for homes and businesses for a while. >>> a man pleaded not guilty today to a charge of 93rd murder in the death of his wife. she was found dead july 6 in her home that she shared with her husband. police said at the time he told them his wife died after slipping down stairs but a autopsy ruled her death was
azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> one place in the bay area is at a higher risk for an outbreak of whooping cough. the new law playing a part in the warning. >> insurance requirements for ride shares services like uber and lift. >> and cool weather this afternoon. at this hour the clouds rolling inland and by tomorrow morning some will need their windshield wipers once again. i will have your numbers for tomorrow and talk about how long this pattern is going to last,...
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azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. there were 12 arrests yesterday. 10 were alcohol related. one was for assault and batly and one for threaten -- battery, and one for threatening an officer. this sunday see the 49ersright here on -- 49ers right here on ktvu, coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. at 1:00 p.m. the 49ers versus the charges. you will watch it right here on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the police shooting of a woman in san jose last thursday. today police identified her as a 19-year-old. police thought she had a gun in her hand. that gun turned out to be a cordless drill. a friend told ktvu channel 2 news that she suffered from bipolar disorder and didn't comprehend the seriousness of a situation. >>> a man is under arrest in connection to a stabbing at glide memorial church. the victim was stabbed in the shoulder. the wound is not life threatening. it happened about 10:00 a.m. this morning. the suspect ran from the church and arrested on a muni bus. police have not yet said what the motive was. >>> closed after a tru
azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >> more details now. there were 12 arrests yesterday. 10 were alcohol related. one was for assault and batly and one for threaten -- battery, and one for threatening an officer. this sunday see the 49ersright here on -- 49ers right here on ktvu, coverage starts at 12:30 p.m. at 1:00 p.m. the 49ers versus the charges. you will watch it right here on ktvu channel 2 news. >>> the police shooting of a woman in san jose last thursday. today police...
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ktvu reporter azenith smith saw the incident and sent this picture, rasc was cleared by about 4:00 p.m. >> traffic governor rick perry came out swinging today, denouncing the indictment charging him with abuse of power. a grand jury indicted perry yesterday on two felony counts stemming from his veto of $8.5 million to the state's office of public integrity. a special prosecutor in the case says that perry wanted travis county district attorney rosemarylemberg who runs the unit to resign after her arrest for drunken driver. the grand jury charged perry with coercing a public servant. perry called the indictment "outrageous and partisan." >> i intend to fight against those who would erode our state's constitution and laws purely for political purposes and i intend to win. >> perry says based on the drunk-driving charges against lehmberg that he was exercising his discretion with his vote yes. critics note that lehmberg's office was investigating one of the governor's pet projects and many given to some of the governor's preliminary alloy nyse. >> u.s. fighter jets and drones carried out
ktvu reporter azenith smith saw the incident and sent this picture, rasc was cleared by about 4:00 p.m. >> traffic governor rick perry came out swinging today, denouncing the indictment charging him with abuse of power. a grand jury indicted perry yesterday on two felony counts stemming from his veto of $8.5 million to the state's office of public integrity. a special prosecutor in the case says that perry wanted travis county district attorney rosemarylemberg who runs the unit to resign...
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live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu. >>> they're hope to go help the thousands of children who have been coming from the central america. they studied the late labor leaders cesar chavez, and how he fasted to help labor workers, the students are now in the midst of a five day fast of their own, they're only drinking water until friday. >> i'm fasting because i put myself in those children's views, what if it was me, having to cross the border and having my parents leading me because the country i'm in is so dangerous with violence? >> the students are also collecting money, shoes, and clothing for the immigrant children. nearly 63,000 unaccompanied children, mostly from guatemala, honduras, and el salvador have crossed illegally from october to july. that was twice more than the number last year. unaccompanied children from countries that do not border the u.s. be cared for by the u.s. government or a relative or sponsor if they have one until a deportation hearing is scheduled. >>> just days after the a's signed a ten year lease with oakland, the city of san jose went to court to t
live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu. >>> they're hope to go help the thousands of children who have been coming from the central america. they studied the late labor leaders cesar chavez, and how he fasted to help labor workers, the students are now in the midst of a five day fast of their own, they're only drinking water until friday. >> i'm fasting because i put myself in those children's views, what if it was me, having to cross the border and having my parents leading me...
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. >> azenith smith talked with neighbors who say there were signs of trouble brewing and she live now at the scene of the attack. >> neighbor heard yelling coming from the home. no one answered the door. yet walking up the driveway you could see signs a violent attack occurred. >> reporter: he remembers the first time meeting his neighbors after returning to the home a month and a half ago. >> therapy the first ones -- they were the first ones to welcome here. surreal. >> reporter: he describes them as a quiet family yet he knew something wasn't right when it came to the son. >> vocally you can hear that there was a lot of anger coming out of that house. and the parents were just angels. dealing with it. and taking care of him. >> reporter: according to police they were called out around 6:00 saturday after someone commed 911. -- call 911. they found a man stabbed and a woman injured. the man later died at the hospital. police arrested a young man found a few blocks away. neighbors say it is the couple's son who was in custody. the 55-year-old man and his wife owned the home and lived
. >> azenith smith talked with neighbors who say there were signs of trouble brewing and she live now at the scene of the attack. >> neighbor heard yelling coming from the home. no one answered the door. yet walking up the driveway you could see signs a violent attack occurred. >> reporter: he remembers the first time meeting his neighbors after returning to the home a month and a half ago. >> therapy the first ones -- they were the first ones to welcome here. surreal....
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as smith s, ktvu channel 2 news -- azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a homeless woman made iten to a flight without a ticket. last week she breached security at san jose and flew to lax. she went past tsaagys when they were -- tsa agents when they were distracted. on wednesday the committee will consider whether to hold a hearing. >>> oakland is about to receive new money to fight crime. mayor jean quan is expected to announce the allegation of $2 million to battle crime and violence in oakland. >>> today marks 5 years since he vanished without a trace. he was 5 years old when his foster father reported him missing. he said he left him in his car in oakland. when he returned to the car he said the boy was gone. he and his girlfriend were arrested on suspicion of murder but later the district attorney declined to press charges due to a lack of evidence. >>> woman and her boyfriend are due in court tomorrow for a hearing in the killing of her three-year-old daughter. mese say they found the girl -- police say they found the girl dead in their home during welfare check. they have b
as smith s, ktvu channel 2 news -- azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> a homeless woman made iten to a flight without a ticket. last week she breached security at san jose and flew to lax. she went past tsaagys when they were -- tsa agents when they were distracted. on wednesday the committee will consider whether to hold a hearing. >>> oakland is about to receive new money to fight crime. mayor jean quan is expected to announce the allegation of $2 million to battle crime...
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azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> dozens of attorneys and their clients packed the san francisco airport for the latest round against leland yee and others. yee smiled but had little to say to reporters as he left the courthouse this morning. today's proceedings were over how to divide the complex web of casing involving 29 defendants be heard in november. >> reporter: more than 50% of the girls solicited are not from california. although posting the pictures is not meant to shame those charged, it's another step taken to defer. >> now when you google their names this website pops up as a link so that deterrent needs to get out. >> reporter: the suspect's name, date of birth and where they're from is also posted. some question why more isn't done the answer is funding. >> because the resources have been exhausted, we can't continue on as often as we would like. >> reporter: most of the funding is from grants money that's all but gone. his next step is to explain the importance of these situations in hopes that his budget can be increased and more young women can be saved from a life of c
azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> dozens of attorneys and their clients packed the san francisco airport for the latest round against leland yee and others. yee smiled but had little to say to reporters as he left the courthouse this morning. today's proceedings were over how to divide the complex web of casing involving 29 defendants be heard in november. >> reporter: more than 50% of the girls solicited are not from california. although posting the pictures is not meant to shame...
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azenith smith was there. azenith you spoke to a man who knows firsthand what those detention centers are like. >> reporter: ruiz is 28, when he was eight he says he spent time in the detention center. that's why he supports a plan, a plan that's already drawing a lot of criticism. >> how they're going to treat them while they're waiting. >> reporter: ruiz was brought to the united states at the age of 4 illegally from mexico. he was detained in a detention center in arizona. >> it's crowded, there's just, it's just a waiting game when you're in there. >> reporter: it was difficult for him so he says he can only imagine what it's like for young children alone. he showed us a picture of what he says are their living conditions. >> when you look at the face at that moment it's just a face of hopelessness, lost. they don't know, they don't know you know what's happening. >> reporter: that's why he's happy the santa clara board of supervisors voted to explore housing roughly 60 immigrant children with local famili
azenith smith was there. azenith you spoke to a man who knows firsthand what those detention centers are like. >> reporter: ruiz is 28, when he was eight he says he spent time in the detention center. that's why he supports a plan, a plan that's already drawing a lot of criticism. >> how they're going to treat them while they're waiting. >> reporter: ruiz was brought to the united states at the age of 4 illegally from mexico. he was detained in a detention center in arizona....
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azenith smith with the story. there was frustration on both sides of the meeting. >> reporter: the board voted to meet forward with looking at families interesting in temporarily housing roughly 1,500 minors. tensions ran high at the thought of it. impassioned pleas with helping what is being called an american humanitarian crisis. >> i have a 12-year-old brother and i cannot imagine him in a detention center. >> these are 12, 8-year-olds, 9- year-olds who have traveled here for hundreds of miles. >> reporter: they're calling on them to help place minors with local families as they overgo the immigration process. >> to allow them to remain in miserable conditions is a policy of massive, serial child abuse. >> reporter: but for almost every person in favor of this idea there are those who are strongly against it. >> this is a slap in the face to those who did come to our country legally. >> this is indeed a humanitarian crisis unfortunately it's also a manufactured crisis by the politicians here and abroad that are
azenith smith with the story. there was frustration on both sides of the meeting. >> reporter: the board voted to meet forward with looking at families interesting in temporarily housing roughly 1,500 minors. tensions ran high at the thought of it. impassioned pleas with helping what is being called an american humanitarian crisis. >> i have a 12-year-old brother and i cannot imagine him in a detention center. >> these are 12, 8-year-olds, 9- year-olds who have traveled here...
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. >>> and azenith smith spoke to neighbors about why this kind of crime is on the rise. >> reporter: this surveillance video captures a man roaming around the back of a yard. he sticks his hand through the cat door. tries to kick the door open and uses a shovel to pry the door. five minutes later with no luck, he gets large rock and breaks in. >> i thought i was protected and have cameras and alarming and signs and locked gates. >> reporter: homeowner ryan levie says the suspect stole a few watches and stole the family's sense of security. >> i don't know what i can say about this new breed of burglars, it's scary. >> reporter: right now they have a three week waiting list with 10 new potential customers a day. >> i think crime is on the rise. i think the majority of the reason is the nonresponse in the san jose pd. >> reporter: the san jose police department hasn 't been shy about saying they're dealing with the new crime. >> our crime investigation division was dis dismantled like many other divisions as part of measure b. >> reporter: as of now the homeowner is calling his surveil
. >>> and azenith smith spoke to neighbors about why this kind of crime is on the rise. >> reporter: this surveillance video captures a man roaming around the back of a yard. he sticks his hand through the cat door. tries to kick the door open and uses a shovel to pry the door. five minutes later with no luck, he gets large rock and breaks in. >> i thought i was protected and have cameras and alarming and signs and locked gates. >> reporter: homeowner ryan levie says...
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live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to contra costa county. investigators are trying to determine if a fire that destroyed part of a fishing peer over night was arson or an accident. the fire at the marina was reported at 11:00 p.m. last night. it took them 90 minutes to control the flames that destroyed the last 50 feet. the officials with the contra costa county fire protection district are having a hard time gettingsic ses to the fire scene. -- getting access to the fire scene. >> burned through the planks that people walk on so it has been a challenge to get close to it. >> investigators say it is possible the fire may have been sparked by discarded smoking material. they found cigarette buts by the peer. >>> very lucky 49ers fans got to watch the 9ers practice today. ktvu's fred inglis was also there and he is live with more on what the players think about their new home. fred? >> yes, frank, you know, this was a perfect day for football practice. subby and -- sunny and little wind. we are no longer at candlestick park. as you said, 6,000
live in san jose, azenith smith, ktvu channel 2 news. >>> now to contra costa county. investigators are trying to determine if a fire that destroyed part of a fishing peer over night was arson or an accident. the fire at the marina was reported at 11:00 p.m. last night. it took them 90 minutes to control the flames that destroyed the last 50 feet. the officials with the contra costa county fire protection district are having a hard time gettingsic ses to the fire scene. -- getting...
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in san francisco, azenith smith, ktvu channel # news. >>> the sunday talk shows were full of political jabs at democrats and republicans in congress for not doing enough to solve the immigration crisis. >> this is not a crisis that occurred in the last two months. the lack of collaboration and then to show up in the 23rd hour, saying we need you to approve a $4 billion project it's not the way to do it. >> the congress has now had several years but especially the last two to do something and republicans have failed to move on it. he will do everything within his power and within the law. >> congress is now on summer recess without solving the crisis. >> i think both chambers need to be back in town until we get this fixed. i think it's unconscionable that we're not trying to find a solution. >> reporter: the white house is saying the president has no choice but to act alone. he's expected to take unilateral action by the end of the month and before congress returns from its recess. >>> an update now on that developing news. alameda county -- sorry we want to update you on that developi
in san francisco, azenith smith, ktvu channel # news. >>> the sunday talk shows were full of political jabs at democrats and republicans in congress for not doing enough to solve the immigration crisis. >> this is not a crisis that occurred in the last two months. the lack of collaboration and then to show up in the 23rd hour, saying we need you to approve a $4 billion project it's not the way to do it. >> the congress has now had several years but especially the last two...
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live in palo alto, azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> ktvu is getting a look at a highly critical report on the construction of the eastern span of the bay bridge. it was produced by the transportation committee. it outlines lessoned learns. the bridge was $10 million overbudget. caltranss is characterizing the report as flaws, misleading, incomplete and inaccurate and claims the report failed to comprehend the complexity of the project. >> there's a larger engineering consensus that was reached on specific issues like the quality of the welds during the fabrication process. that side of the story isn't necessarily told in this document. >> caltrans does agree with the report conclusion that the agency should have been more transparent and open with the public during the project. >>> we know now more of a man who left a trail of damage. police identified tyrone duncan as the driver. he's due in court tomorrow. we showed you some of the damage yesterday. surveillance video from several different locations shows a stolen red pickup driving on the sidewalks and going the wrong way on one wa
live in palo alto, azenith smith, ktvu news. >>> ktvu is getting a look at a highly critical report on the construction of the eastern span of the bay bridge. it was produced by the transportation committee. it outlines lessoned learns. the bridge was $10 million overbudget. caltranss is characterizing the report as flaws, misleading, incomplete and inaccurate and claims the report failed to comprehend the complexity of the project. >> there's a larger engineering consensus that...